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High Surf in Northern Monterey Bay, California

High Surf December 28, 2023 · Northern Monterey Bay, California

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Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two children were tossed back into shrubs by a high surf wave in Santa Cruz.

The wider storm

Very high surf caused by swell from north Pacific lows led to coastal flooding and damage across the Pacific coast of the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast. The Bodega Bay buoy reported a significant wave height of 28 ft at 4:20 AM. The Point Sur buoy reported a significant wave height of 29 ft at 6:30 AM. The Carmel Lagoon gage peaked at 12.02 ft around 4 PM. A Coastal Flood Warning and a High Surf Warning were in effect for the day.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1146552. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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